Bloomington (MN) Amateur Radio Association

Thanks for taking the time to take a look at the Bloomington Amateur Radio Association.

We are a group of amateur radio operators based out of Bloomington, MN. Monthly meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month (except July and August).

KDØCL

West Bloomington 147.090+ Tone: None Central Bloomington Analog/Fusion 443.175+ DCS: 165

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2024 Club Officers

President: Rolf Krogstad NRØT Vice President: Martha Krogstad KEØTL Secretary: Dan Royer KEØOR Treasurer: Brian Gaffney KNØWN

January Meeting 1/3/2023: Zoom

By Bill Mitchell (AEØEE)January 2, 2023Uncategorizedmeeting

With forecast bad weather, the January meeting will be on Zoom only at 7:30 PM CST Tuesday 1/3/2023. Look for details on the email list, or contact Bill (AE0EE) via the info on the contact page.

Field Day: June 25, 2022

By Bill Mitchell (AEØEE)June 9, 2022Uncategorized

The Bloomington Amateur Radio Association and the Richfield Amateur Radio Club and will be hosting an
annual ARRL Field Day event on June 25th, 2022 at the Richfield Community Center, 7000 Nicollet
Avenue South, Richfield, MN 55423 on the lower level. Visits from the public are welcome from 1 p.m.
to sunset. Several radio stations will be in operation and you can take the opportunity to talk to people
around the world. For more information about amateur radio, please visit www.arrl.org ,
www.richfieldradio.com , and www.mnhamradio.com

Repeater Down

By Bill Mitchell (AEØEE)April 6, 2022Uncategorizednet, Repeater

The 147.090 MHz repeater is down due to planned maintenance, and will likely be down for several months. The Sunday night net will meet at 9:00 PM local time on the 443.175 MHz repeater (+5 MHz, DCS code 165).

November Meeting 11/9/2021

By Bill Mitchell (AEØEE)November 1, 2021Uncategorizedmeeting

Due to the election on November 2nd (more info at the Secretary of State’s page), the Bloomington Amateur Radio Association monthly meeting is postponed to Tuesday November 9th at 7:30 PM. This meeting will be virtual and a link will follow on the email list. If you are not on the list and would like an invitation, please contact Bill by email (ae0ee#arrl.net).

April 6th Meeting

By Matt Holden (KØBBC)March 28, 2021Club Meetings2021, April, meeting

Join us April 6th for the Bloomington AUXCOMM and BARA monthly meeting via ZOOM.

7:00 P.M. CDT Bloomington AUXCOMM
7:30 P.M. CDT Bloomington Amateur Radio Association

ZOOM meeting details have been sent via email to all members.
Guests are welcome to contact k0bbc@arrl.net for login information.

One topic of discussion: Is there interest in an outdoor club meeting this summer?

March 2nd meeting via Zoom

By Matt Holden (KØBBC)February 3, 2021Club Meetings2021, march, meeting, satellite

Please check the e-mail reflector for Zoom login instructions.

Bloomington AUXCOMM will meet at 7 P.M. CST
BARA will meet at 7:30 P.M.

Stephen Post is the BARA gust speaker this month at 7:35 P.M.
He will introduce us to amateur satellites. Some of the topics covered include:
– Compare/contrast satellite and terrestrial repeaters and basic theory
– Minimum gear needed to work a satellite
– Hooking it all up – Software tools

E-mail k0bbc@arrl.net if you need the Zoom login instructions.

December 1st meeting via ZOOM

By Matt Holden (KØBBC)November 11, 2020Club Meetings2020 December Holiday Party Meeting

Bloomington AUXCOMM and Bloomington Amateur Radio Association (BARA) monthly meetings will be December 1st online via ZOOM.
Bloomington AUXCOMM starts at 7 P.M.
BARA starts at 7:30 P.M.

November meeting pushed one week due to Election Day

By Matt Holden (KØBBC)October 7, 2020Club Meetings2020 November Meeting

Bloomington AUXCOMM and Bloomington Amateur Radio Association (BARA) monthly meetings will be held November 10th online via Zoom. November 3rd is election day and all conference rooms are busy that day.
Bloomington AUXCOMM starts at 7 P.M.
BARA starts at 7:30 P.M.

October 6th meeting will be held online via Zoom

By Matt Holden (KØBBC)September 2, 2020Club Meetings2020 October meeting

Bloomington AUXCOMM and Bloomington Amateur Radio Association (BARA) monthly meetings will be held online via Zoom.
Bloomington AUXCOMM starts at 7 P.M.
BARA starts at 7:30 P.M.

Fox Hunt (organized by Hams of Insignificant Value)

By Bill Mitchell (AEØEE)August 16, 2020Other EventsFoxhunt, Hidden transmitter, Transmitter hunt

Jim, K0QEI, has passed along this information on an upcoming transmitter hunt in the Twin Cities metro area:

The Hams of Insignificant Value will be holding a Fox Hunt on Saturday October 3, 2020. The hunt will begin at 1330 hours.
The meeting point will be at the West Saint Paul City Hall, 1616 Humboldt Avenue (behind the big dome near Robert Street and Wentworth Ave). Gathering will start at 1230, but if you need more time to get set up, you may arrive earlier. There should be ample room in the north lot
There will be 3 Foxes. The frequency of the first fox will be given prior to the start of the hunt and hunters will be given time, if they choose, to position themselves in the area or remain at the meet point. The fox will be then be turned on at 1330 hours. The frequency for Fox 2 will be given at Fox 1 and Fox 3 at Fox 2. Fox 3 will provide details for the finish/meeting point for the end of the hunt.
There will be driving and walking involved as each fox is roughly 1-2 miles apart.
Talk-in and assistance will be on 146.52 simplex.
RSVP to N0EIZ(at)ARRL.net
RSVP is not required, but requested to determine number of hunters.